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sPEcIFIcAT'roN forming part of Letters Patent No. 646,957, hated April1o, 19nd Application nea December- 41. 1897. serai No. 660,354. (N aan.)

To all whom t may concern: l

Be it known that I, LUTHER C. OROWELL, a citizen of the United States,residing at New York, (Brooklym) county of Kings, and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements inAddressing-Maehines, fully described and represented in the followingspecification and the accompanying drawings, forming a part of the same.

This invention relates to machines for printing on newspapers or otherpublications or wrappers or other articles addresses or other matterfrom a succession of printing-surfaces.

More particularlyT the invention relates to the address or otherconsecutive printing mechanism proper and also to the combination of anaddress-printing mechanism or other consecutiveprinting mechanism withthe delivery mechanism of a printing-press or with other deliverymechanism, as of a folding or wrapping machine.

In the consecutive-printing mechanism I have aimed especially to providefor printing from printing-plates having the printing-faces on the edgethereof and having, preferably, a body of considerable depth relativelyto its thickness, although it will be understood that features of theinvention may be employed in connection with printing-plates of otherforms. I have had particularly in mind and intend the mechanismparticularly for handling printing plates or slugs such as are formed bythe machines known as linotypemachines. Y

In a construction embodying the invention in the preferred form theprinting-plates are advanced successively endwise on edge to carry theirprinting edges or faces in contact with the papers or other articles,the papers and printing-plates preferably moving during the time ofprinting' contact in the same direction and at the same speed, thepapers preferably turning about an impression-roll at the point ofcontact with the printing-plates and the printing-plates advancing in astraight line. For the purpose of thus advancing the printing-platessuccessively for printing I preferably provide a pusher for engaging therear end of-the printing-plates and advancing them through a suitableguideway. rlhis pusher is preferably a lug carried by an eudlesssprocket-chain, which may have one or more of Stich pusher-lugs,according to its length. For the purpose of presenting the'printing-plates successively in the path of the pusher the plates arearranged in a column in a plate holder or chute arranged, preferably, atright angles to the direction of move; ment of the plates by thepusherand provided with means for advancing the column to bring successiveplates into position to be advanced endwise from the chute by thepusher. After printing the plates are preferably delivered to areceiving-chute similar to the delivery chute and preferably arrangedparallel thereto and provided with means for advancing the platesiiatwise or longitudinally of the chute as they are delivered to it tomake room for receiving the succeeding plates.

To provide for the feeding of printing-plates of different thicknesses,the side of the delivery-chute past which the plates are advanced by thepusher is cut away, so as to allow the passage of a thick plate, and theguideway through which the plates are advanced from the delivery to thereceiving chute is arranged with a yielding-side, so as to accommodateplates of different thicknesses. The side of the delivery-chute beingthus cut away to allow the passage of a thick printingplate when anarrow plate is being advanced from the chute for printing there wouldbe danger of the next-following printing-plate being also moved endwiseby friction with the moving plate. To prevent this, the side of thechute is not cut away clear to the bot' tom thereof, but a portion isleft to serve as a retaining-foot to prevent a plate bein-g advancedendwise from the chute until it has been elevated to bring its bottomedge above this retaining-foot, and suitable means are provided wherebythe end printing-plate in the receiving-chute is elevated to carry itslower edge above this retaining-foot. When thus elevated, the end plateis free to beadvanced from the chtite by the pusher, of whateverthickness it may be within the capacity of the mechanism, while thesucceeding plate will be held against movement from the chute.

Suitable inking mechanism is preferably IOO provided for inking theprinting edges ofthe plates as they are advanced for printing.

A machine may be constructed to embody the features above described toform an independent address or other consecutive printing machine,suitable feeding mechanism being also preferably provided so that thepapers or other articles and the printing-plates shall be advanced atthe proper time for causing successive plates to print on successivepapers. rlhe address-printing mechanism is, however, preferably combinedwith the folding-delivery of a printing-press, so that the papers willbe addressed as they are delivered folded from the press, theaddress-printing mechanism being preferably located so as to print theaddresses on the papers as they are advanced to the final-deliverymechanism after having received their final fold, and I preferablyprovide means whereby the papers may be directed from the foldingmechanism directly to the final-delivery mechanism or may at will bedirected to a path leading to the address-printing mechanism andpreferably thence to the final-delivery mechanism. The combination ofaddress-printing mechanism with delivery apparatus and means for guidingthe papers forms a feature of the invention. It is evident that theaddress-printing mechanism may be combined also with 4folding mechanismto form an independent folding and addressing machine or with wrappingmechanism to form a wrapping and addressing machine.

As a full understanding of the invention can best be given by a detaileddescription of a preferred construction embodying all the features ofthe same, such a description will now be given in connection with theaccompanying drawings, illustrating such a construction, and thefeatures forming the invention will afterward be specifically pointedout in the claims.

In said drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation o'f so much of afolding-delivery mechanism of a printing-press embodying anaddress-printing mechanism according to the present invention as isnecessary to give an understanding thereof, the frame being broken awayto show the address-printing mechanism, which is inside the frame, inelevation. Fig. 2 is a partial end elevation from the right of Fig. 1.Fig. 3 is a section ony the line 3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is an enlarged sideelevation of the principal parts of the address-printing apparatus, thedelivery and receivingchutes for the printing-plates being, however,shown in section. Fig. 5 is a plan view of the address-printingapparatus looking in the direction of the arrow 5 in Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is aplan view of the mechanisms underlying those shown in Fig. 5, theposition of the parts shown in Fig. 5 being indicated by dotted lines.Fig. 7 is a view taken on line.7 of Fig. 4 looking in the direction ofthe arrow, the receiving-chute being shown, however, in section and thesprocket-wheel for the transferring-chain being shown in elevation. Fig.8 is a view taken on line 8 of Fig. 4 looking in the direction of thearrow, the delivery-chute being shown, however, in section and thesprocket-wheel for the transferring-chain being shown in elevation. Fig.9 is a detail of the end of the delivery-chute looking in the directionof the arrow 9 in Fig. 6, showing the parts cooperating with thepushing-lug for the delivery of the printing-plates singly from thechute. Fig. 10 is a detail sectional View taken on line 'lO-of Fig. 5.Figs.11 and 12 are detail views looking in the direction of the arrows11 12 in Fig. 5, showing how the end printing-plate in thedelivery-chute is elevated for delivery therefrom. Figs. 13, 14, and 15are diagrammatic views illustrating the movement of the parts'operatingfor the delivery of a printing-plate from the delivery-chute, itsmovement for printing, and its delivery to the receiving-chute when theprinting-plate is one of double thickness. Figs. 16, 17, and 18 aresimilar diagrammatic views illustrating the movement of the operatingparts for the transferring of a printing-plate of single thickness. f

Referring to the drawings there is indicated in Fig. 1 by dotted lines aportion of a folding-cylinder F, having a rotary folding-blade 2O forfolding a paper from the cylinder F between fold-laying rollers 40 50.This folding apparatus is of a type now well known and which is shownand described in the patent to S. D. Tucker, No. 171,196, dated December14, 1875, and may be considered as forming a part of thefolding-delivery mechanism of a printing-machine, and in the machinehere shown the fold-laying rollers 40 50 form the feeding devices bywhich the papers are advanced to the consecutive printing mechanism.

The course of the papers as they are advanced from the fold-layingrollers 40 50 is governed by a pivoted switch C, which when in theposition indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1 directs the papers betweenthe arm 41 of the switch and guiding-tapes 51 to and betweennal-delivery rolls 52 53, from which they are guided by a verticalconductor 54 to an S-iy X of the usual form to be deposited on adelivery-belt 49. When, however, the switch C is in the position shownin full lines in Fig. 1, the papers will be guided to theaddress-printing mechanism and thence to the,

final-delivery rolls 52 53, as follows: Leaving the rolls 40 50 thepapers are guided by the arms 42 of the switch C and guiding-tapes 32between rolls 34 and 35, thence turned about the im pression-roll 35 bythe tapes 32 and advanced from the roll 35, between the tapes 32 andtapes 31 and beneath a guide 47 to the roll 52, and enteredbetween theroll 52 and the tapes 51 to be delivered from between the rolls 52 and53 to the iiy X, as before. The tapes 32 run from the roll 35 to andaround the roll 52, thence back to a roll 44, up to a tension-roll 45,toa roll 43, and thence beneath the roll 34 to the roll 35.

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about the roll 35, inside the tapes 32, and also about rolls 36 and 33.

It will be seen that by the arrangement described the papers may bedelivered from the folding apparatus directly to the final-deliveryapparatus or may at will, suitable means being provided for operatingthe switch C, be directed to the address-printing mechanism and thencedelivered, being in the machine shown directed through a pathway leadingto the address-printing mechanism and thence to the same linal-deliverymechanism, to which they may be guided directly from the foldingapparatus. Any desired number of the newspapers `forming the product ofthe machine may thus be delivered addressed for mailing or otherpurposes.

The printing-plates are advanced for printing the addresses on thepapers as they are advanced about the impression-roll by addressprintingmechanism substantially as follows: The printing-plates 1 are advancedfor printing from a receptacle or chute R by a pusher engaging the endof the end plates and advancing them endwise on edge to engage thepapers as they are advanced about the impression-roll 35 and thendelivered to a receiving-chute D. The printing-plates are arranged inthe delivery-chute R side by side iiatwise and are advanced in the chuteHatwise to bring successive plates into position4 chute to make placefor succeeding plates.

ceiving end of the receiving-chute.

The delivery and receiving chutes are preferably arranged horizontal andparallel to each other and at right angles to the direction ofmovementof the papers during the time they receive the addresses, andthe plates are advanced from the delivery to the receiving chute forprinting' preferably in a path forming al right line extending from thedelivery end of the delivery-chute to the re- The pusher for advancingthe printing-plates for printing is preferably formed by a lug 8,carried on an endless sprocket-chain T, turning on sprocket-wheels H andlV, between which the chain moves in a right line'parallel to the pathof the plates from the delivery to the receiving chutes. Thesprocketchain may carry one or more such lugs, according toits lengthand the timing of other coperating parts.

The sprocket-chain T is driven at the same speed as that of thepapers asthey are advanced about the roll 35, so that the printing-plates will beadvanced to engage the papers while moving at the same speed therewith,and itis shown as of such a length that,

being provided with two of the lugs 8, a printing-plate will be advancedbeneath the roll 35 for each paper fed about said roll. Thesprocket-chain is shown as turning about a driving sprocket-wheel S,sprocket-wheels E and L also being provided for the purpose ofincreasing the length of travel of the chain without correspondingincrease of space occupied.

The column of printing-plates is advanced in the chute R by means of afollower 22, moving between the side walls of the chute and preferablyprovided with ears 12 and 15, riding in slots in said side walls, toprevent thedisplacement of the follower. The follower carries two pawls17 18, engaging, rospectively, racks 23 and 25,arranged in a slot in thebottom plate of the chute, the rack 23 being a stationary holding-rackand the rack 25 being a reciprocating rack operated as hereinafterdescribed for giving the follower its forward movement.

The forward movement of the plates in the chute R is limited bya guardor front plate 21, carried by a slide 76, extending rearwardly beneaththe bottom plate of the chute and mounted so as to be capable ofreciprocating longitudinally. When this guard 21 is in its normal oroutermost position, the printingplate resting against the guard will bedirectly over an elevator 5, formed, as shown, by a plate which iscutaway beneath the slide 76, so as to permit its being raised toelevate the end plate for deliyery, as hereinafter described. Thiselevator is thus raised and lowered by means of a bell-crank lever 84C,en-

cating rod 91, having a pin 4, engaging the' other arm of thebell-cranky lever. This operating-rod 91 is spring-pressed in thedirection of the arrowin Figs. 4, 6, and 9 by means of a spring-rod 99,its movement under the action of said spring-rod being limited by meansof an adjustable collar 105 on said rod. The reciprocating movements ofthe slide 76, carrying the guard 21, and of the movable rack 25 for thepurpose of controlling the feed of the printing-plates in the chute arecontrolled by means of a rock-shaft SO, carrying a rock-arm 79, whichengages a pin 9, extending through downwardly-extending lugs 77 and 7Son said rack and said slide, respectively, as shown best in Fig. 4. Aspring-rod Sl is also connected to this pin 9 for the purpose of holdingthe slide and rack under tension to move backward or in the direction ofthe arrow in Fig. 8. .The rock-shaft 8O carries a beveled gear 96,engaging a beveled gear 95 on a rock-shaft 90, which carries also IOO arock-arm 86, carrying a pin 3, extending vanced endwise from the chute;but the lower portion of the side remains to form a foot a, by which theplates will be held against movement endwise from the chute until 4theyare raised above the edge of the foot, ias shown in Figs. 11 and 12. Theopposite side of the chute also is preferably cutaway for the passage ofthe lugs 8, as shown in Fig. 5.

It is desirable to provide for feeding not only printing-plates of thenormal single thickness, but also plates of double thickness, which maybe necessary for the printing of longer addresses, and it is desirablethat the mechanism be capable of handling such plates indilferently, sothat the plates, whether of single or double thickness, maybe arrangedin the delivery-chute in any desired order. The mechanism shown isadapted to secure this result.

The elevator 5 is formed of a thickness such that if a single-thickplate is to be raised, asv

shown in Fig. 12, the plate adjacent to it will not be disturbed by theupward movement of the elevator, and the top of the elevator ispreferably cut away, as shown in Fig. 8, to a thickness less than thatof a single-thick plate, so as to avoid catching the next plate when asingle-thick plate is raised. The side of the chute is cut away,however, so that if a plate of double thickness is raised by theelevator, as shown in Fig. 11, it will be free to be moved endwise fromthe chute by one of the pushing-lugs 8, which lugsare of such a lengthas to extend into the path of the plates a distance somewhat less thanthe thickness of a singlethick plate, so that if asingle-thick plate isto be advanced the stud will not engage the adjacent plate. When a plateof single thickness is elevated, as shown in Fig. 12, for delivery, theadjacent plate will be prevented by the retaining-foot a from movingendwise with the plate being delivered through friction therewith. Bythe pin-and-slot connection between the rock-arm 86 and the operatingrod91 provision is made for the movement of the rack 25 and guard 21 adistance equal to the width of a single-thick or of a doublethickprinting-plate, as the case may be, and as will be hereinafterdescribed.

Asa plate is advanced from the chute R by means of one of the lugs 8 itenters a guideway or passage 6, extending from the delivery end of thechute R beneath the impression-roll 35 and to the receiving end of thechute D, this guideway being formed by a vertical wall l0, extendingupward from a base-plate or table V, and a' spring-pressed plate 11,mounted to move toward and from the wall 10, as by being secured to thetable V by screws extending through slotted ears 100 101 andspring-pressed toward the wall 10 by means of spring-arms 102 103,secured to the table, as shown. The plate 11 will thus be held normallytoward the wall 10 to form a narrow guideway for guiding a single-thicks printing-plate and will be free to move away from the wall 10 for thepurpose of accommodating a printing-plate of double thickness. The endof the guide-plate l1 at the receiving end of the guideway is preferablyinclined, as shown in Fig. 5, to provide for the entrance of adouble-thick printing-plate. The upper surface of the table Vispreferably on a level with the upper edge of the stop a., and the innersurface of the wall 10 extends in line with the inner surface of theguard 21 when the guard'is in its outermost position, being in theconstruction shown extended to form a part of the end wall of the chute.

The printing-plate is advanced by the lug 8 through the guideway 6 forprinting, and when the lug 8 has moved downward about the sprocket-wheelW, so as to clear the end of the plate, the plate will have beenadvanced into the end of the receiving-chute D, the forward end of theplate resting against the extended side 16 of the chute. Then in thefurtheroperation of the machine the plate is advanced by means of an endplate or packer 27, similar to the guard 21 of the chute R, and carriedinto the chute and into the grasp of spring-jaws 92 and 93, extendinginside the inner faces of the sides of the chute to engage the ends ofthe plates, as shown best in Fig. 5i The packer 27 is then returned toposition for the receiving of the next printingplate. The packer 27 iscarried by a slide 55, mounted to reciprocate beneath the bottom plateof the chute D and operated by means of a rock-arm 28, engaging a stud19, carried by said slide, said rock-arm being carried by a rock-shaft89, which'carries a beveled gear 97, meshing with a beveled gear 98 on arock-shaft SS, which is rocked through an arm 87, to which is pivotedthe operating-'rod 91.

Top guards 58 and 94 are preferably provided over the chutes R and D,respectively, for the purpose of keeping' the printing-plates fromrising out of position, and said guards are extended to cover, for themost part, the guideway 6.

The rod 91 is preferably operated by means of the lugs 8, the rock-arm87 being for this purpose provided with a cam 7, which is engaged bysaid lugs as they move downward about the sprocket-wheel 39, the cambeing formed so that the lugs by engagement therewith will throw the arm87 so as to move the operating-rod 91 in the direction the reverse ofthat in which the arrow points in Figs. 4, 6, and 9-that is, against thetension of the spring-rod 99.

The Operation of the printing-plate-feeding mechanism will be readilyunderstood by reference to Figs. 13 to 18. diagrammatically, theoperating parts of the mechanism in position just after a plate ofdouble thickness has been engaged by one of Fig. 13 represents,

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the lugs 8 and is being advanced from the delivery-chute R into theguideway 6. By the further movement of thel sprocket-chain the platewill be advanced through the guideway 6 into contact with the paperbeneath the impression-roll 35 and then delivered into the end of thcreceiving-chute D, the other parts of the mechanism meanwhile remainingstationary. The printing-plate having been delivered into the end of thechute D, the lug 8 will engage the cam 7, as shown in Fig. 14, and byengagement with said cam will rock the arm 87 to the position shown inFig. 15. This movement of the arm S7 will, through the bevel-gears 98and 97, the rock-shaft 89,

and therock-arm 28, move the slide 55 and packer 27 inward to carry theprinting-plate which has just been delivered to the chute D into thegrasp of the spring-jaws 92 and 93. By the movement of the rock-arm 87also the operating-rod 91 will be moved against the tension of thespring 99 to rock the bell-crankA lever 8-1 to carry the elevator 5downward from the position shown in Figs. 13 and 14 to that shown inFig. 15. This movement of the operating-rod 91 will also permit therearward movement of the slide 76, carrying the guard 21, and of therack 25 Linder the tension of the spring-rod 81, such movement of theseparts having been before prevented by engagement of the pin 3 on therock-arm S6, carried by the rock-shaft 90, with the front end of theslot t' in the end of the rod 91, the rock-shaft 90 being, as beforestated, geared with the rockshaft 80, which carries the arm 79, engagingthe pin 9, carried by the lugs 77 and 78 of the rack 25 and the slide76, respectively. A printingplate of double thickness having been fedfrom between the guard 21 and the remaining printing-plates in thechute, the guard 21 will be free to move rearward under the action ofthe spring-rod S1 a distance equal to the thickness of a double-thickprinting-plate, and the rack 25 will' move the same distance. The teethof the rack 25, as also of the stationary rack 23, are spaced so that`the distance between two successive teeth shall be equal to thethickness of a printingplate of single thickness. 1n the present casetherefore the rack will be moved with relation to the pawl 1S of thefollower 22 a distance correspondingto two teeth, so that on the returnmovement of the parts, by which the guard 2l and rack 25 are returned totheir outermost positions,(shownin Figs. 13 and 11,) the column ofprinting-plates will be moved forward in the chute a distance equal tothe thickness of a double-thick plate,or so as to advance the end plateinto aposition in Contact with the guard in its outermost position anddirectly over the elevator 5. When the lug 8 has been carried beyond thecam 7, the operating-rod will be returned to its normal position (shownin Figs. 13 and 14:) by the springrod 99, whereby therock-shaft 90 willbe rocked back to its position shown in Figs. 13 and 14, thereby rockingthe shaft 8O and the rock-arm 79 to return the guard 2l and rack 25 totheir outermost positions, the column ,of printing-plates in the chute Rbeing thereby fed forward, as just described,to bring the nextprinting-plate into position to be advanced from the chute. Thismovement of the rod 91 will also, through the bell-crank lever 81, causethe elevator 5 to be raised to elevate the end printing-plate fordelivery. The return movement of the operating-rod 91 will also rock thearm S7, and through the rock-shaft 88 and gears 98 and 97 will rock theshaft S9 and the rock-arm 28 to return the packer 27 to its outermost orreceiving position. The parts will thus be returned to position for theadvancing of another printing-plate for printing and the repetition ofthe operations just described, the parts being thus again in thepositions shown in Fig. 13, but with a printing-plate of singlethickness, in the example shown, in position to be engaged by one of thepusher-lugs 8, as shown in Fig. 16. Then as the pusher continues itsmovement this printing-plate will be advanced for printing and thendelivered to the receiving-chute D, as was the preceding plate, and inits further movement the pusher will engage the cam 7 to operate therock-arm S7 and rod 91 as before. The packer 27 will thus be operated asbefore to advance the printing-plate into. the grasp of the jaws 92 and93, and the elevator 5 will be again lowered to allow the nextprintingplate to be advanced into delivery position.

The movement of the rod 91 also permits the shafts 90 and 8O to berocked by the springrod 81, as before, to cause the guard 21 and rack 25to move inwardly; but as in this instance a printing-plate of onlysingle thickness has been fed from the chute R the guard 21 can moveinward only a distance equal to the thickness of a single-thickprinting-plate before coming in contact with the succeeding plate, andthe movement of the rack 25 being the same as that of the guard 21 itwill move only the distance of one tooth. This stopping of the movementof the slide 76, carrying the guard 21, and of the rack 25 when theyhave moved only half the distancel that they moved after the delivery ofa doublethick plate, and the consequent stopping of the movement of therock-shafts 8O and 90 while the movement of the operating-rod 91continues as before, is made possible by rea-- son of the lost motionbetween the pin 3 and the operating-rod 91, the pin following in contactwith the forward end of the slot t' under the action of the spring-rod81 until the parts take the positions shown in Fig. 17 and thenremaining stationary while the rod 91 and parts positively moved therebycontinue their movements to the positions shown in Fig. 18. The partsbeing in this position, on the return movement of the operating-rod-91,the movement of the packer 27 of the receivingchute and of the elevator5 will be as they were after the feeding of a double-thickprinting-plate; but there will be no forward movement of the follower 22and of the guard 21 until after the rod 91 has returned to the positionshown in Fig. 17 to bring the outer end of the slot t' into engagementwith the pin 3. Then by the further movement of the oper- ICO ating-rodthe shafts 90 and SO will be rocked to move the slide 76 and rack25voutward against the tension of the spring-rod 81 to move the guard 21and follower 22 outward a distance equal to the thickness of asinglethick printing-plate to advance the column of plates to bring theend plate into position to be elevated by the elevator 5.

In order to insure the elevator engaging the bottom of the endprinting-plate for raising it, the elevatoi` is preferably arranged sothat when it has madeone-half of its upper movement its upper end willstill be slightly below the bottom of the printing-plates.

The various moving parts of the machine receive their movements fromgears 56 and 57 on the shaft of the folding-roll F as follows: Thefold-laying rolls 40 50 carry interxneshing gears and are driven fromthe gear'56 through an intermediate 60. The rolls 34 and 35 also carryintermeshing gears and are driven from the gear 56 throughintermediates72 71, the intermediate 71 meshing with a gear on the shaft of the roll34. The shaft of the sprocket-'wheel S carries a gear 61, driven by agear 62 on a short shaft 68, which also carries a gear 66 and is drivenfrom the gear 57 through an intermediate 67, meshing With the gear 66,the gearing being timed to give the sprocket-wheel S a surface speed thesame as that at which the papers are fed about the roll 35. The shaft 68also carries another gear 73, from which the S-fly X is driven through agear 63 on the iiy-shaft 64. The iinaldelivery rolls 52 and 53 carryintermeshing gears 74 and 75 and are driven by a gear 65 on theiiy-shaft 64, meshing with a gear 69 on the shaft of the roll 53. Thedeliverytapes 49 are driven from the Hy-shaft 64 through a shaft 110,carrying at one end a beveled gear 111, meshing with a beveled gear 112on the shaft of one of the rolls about which the delivery-tapes turn andhaving at its other end a worm-Wheel 113, gearing with a Worm 114 ontheiiy-shaft.

The printing-plates are preferably inked for printing as they areadvanced from the chute R, and for this purpose there is preferablyprovided an inking-roll 120, properly positioned to engage the printingedge of the plates as they are advanced from the chute R and Whichreceives its ink from a fountainroll 121 through a series of rolls 122,123, 124, and 125. The shafts of the fountain-roll, the intermediates,and the inking-roll carry intermeshing gears, as shown in Fig. 3, andare driven by the gear on the shaft of the roll 123, which shaft is alsothe shaft of the taperoll 44.

It will be understood that the invention as claimed is not limited tothe exact construction shown for the purpose of illustrating theinvention, and to which the foregoing description has been mainlyconfined, but includes changes and modifications thereof within theclaims. It is also to be understood that the term paper is used in theclaims to include all articles for printing on which machines embodyingthe invention or features thereof as claimed may be used.

What I claim is- 1. The combination with delivery mechanism includingfeeding devices and a final-delivery mechanism, of aconsecutive-printing mechanism, and a switch whereby papers may bedirected to the final-delivery mechanism or to the consecutive-printingmechanism, substantially as described.

2. The combination with delivery mechanism including feeding devices anda final-delivery mechanism, of a consecutive-printing mechanism, meansfor guiding the papers directly to the final-delivery mechanism, meansfor guiding the papers to the consecutiveprinting mechanism and thenceto the naldelivery mechanism, and a switch for determining the course ofthe papers, substantially as described.

3. The combination with paper folding mechanism and a final-deliverymechanism, of an address printing mechanism, and a switch whereby thefolded papers maybe directed to the delivery mechanism or to theaddress-printing mechanism, substantially as described.

means for guiding the papers from the folding mechanism to theaddress-printing mech- IOO anism and thence to the final-deliverymechanism,and a switch fordetermining the course of the papers,substantially as described.

5. The combination with paperfeeding mechanism, of means for advancing asuccession of printing-plates independently endwise on edge to engagesuccessive papers as the papers are advanced by the paper-feedingmechanism, substantially as described.

6. The combination with paperfeedingA mechanism, of means for advancinga succession of printing-plates independently endwise on edge to engagesuccessive papers by the printing edges of the plates asl the papers areadvanced by the paper-feeding mechanism, substantially as described.

7. The combination with paper feeding mechanism, of chutes for holdingprintingplates having edge printing-surfaces, a stationary gnidewayextending between said chutes to guide the printing-plates into contactwith the papers, means for advancing a printing-plate endwise on edgefrom one of said chutes through the guideway for printing from its edgeprinting-surface to the other chute, and means for bringing papers into.

printing contact with the edge printing-surfaces of successiveprinting-plates while the plates are in their path of endwise move.

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mechanism, of chutes for holding printingplates, a guideway extendingbetween said chutes to guide the printing-plates into contact with thepapers and having a yielding side to adapt it lto receiveprinting-plates of different thicknesses, and means for advancing aprinting-plate endwise on edge from one of said chutes through theguideway to the other chute, substantially as described.

9. The combination with paperfeeding mechanism, of chutes for holdingprintingplates, means for advancing a printing-plate endwise on edgefromone of said chutes into printing contact with a paper and to theother chute, means for feeding the plates flatwise in the chute fromwhich the plates are advanced for printin-g, and means for moving theend printing-plate in said chute edgewise into position to be advancedtherefrom, substantially as described.

10. The combination of a chute forholding printing-plates having edgeprinting-surfaces, and means for feeding the printing-platessuccessivelyfrom the chute and advancing them endwise on edge forprinting from the edge printing-surfaces while being so advanced,substantially as described.

11. The combination of a chute for holding printing-plates, and meansfor feeding the printing-plates successively from the chute andadvancing them endwise on edge to engage moving papers whilebeing soadvanced, substantially as described.

12. The combination of a chute for holding printing-plates having edgeprinting-surfaces and arranged side by side fiatwise, and means foradvancing the printing-plates successively endwise from the chute andinto position for printingfrom the edge printing-surfaces7 substantiallyas described.

13. The combination of a chute for holding printing-plates having edgeprinting-surfaces and arranged side by side ilatwise, means for feedingthe printing-plates flatwise in the chute, and means for advancing theprintingplates successively endwise from the chute and into position forprinting from the edge printing-surfaces, substantially as described.

14. The combination of a chute for holding printing-plates having edgeprin tin g-surfaces and arranged side by side flatwise, means forfeeding the printing-plates atwise in thechute,meansforadvancingtheprinting-plates successively endwise from thechute and into position for printing from the edge printingsurfaces, asecond chute, and means for feeding the printing-plates flatwise in saidsecond chute, substantially as described.

15. The combination ofa delivery-chute and a receiving-chute for holdingprinting-plates having edge printing-surfaces and arranged side by sideflatwise, means for feeding the printing-plates successively endwisefrom the delivery-chute into position for printing and to thereceiving-chute, and means for bringing papers into printing contactwith the edge printing-surfaces of successive printingplates while theplates are in the path of their endwise movement between the chutes,substantially as described.

16. The combination ofa delivery-chute and a receiving-chute for holdingprinting-plates having edge prin ting-surfaces and arranged on edge sideby side, means for transferring the printing-plates successively fromthe delivery-chute into position for printing and to the receiving chuteendwise on edge, and means for feeding papers in contact'with the edgeprinting-surfaces of the plates while the plates are in the path oftheir endwise movement between the chutes, substantially as described.

17. The combination in a consecutive-printing mechanism, of parallelchutes for holding printing-plates arranged side by side flatwise, andmeans for transferring the printing-plates successively endwise from oneof said chutes into position for printing and to the other of saidchutes, and means for bringing papers into printing contact with theprinting-surfaces of successive printing-plates while the plates are inthe path of their endwise movement between the chutes, substantially asde= scribed..

18. The combination in a consecutive-printing mechanism, of parallelchutes for holding printing-plates on edge side by side, a guidewayextending between said chutes at right angles thereto, and a pusher forengaging the end printing-plate in one chute to advance it endwise onedge through the guideway and to the other chute, snbstantiallyasdescribed.

19. The combination of a chute for holding printing-plates on edge sideby side, a gnideway extending from the end 0f the chute at right anglesthereto, a pusher for engaging the end printing-platein the chute toadvance it end wise on edge from the chute and through the nfuidewav andmeans for feedinfra )a er b i O in contact with the printing-plate as itis advanced through the guideway, substantially as described.

20. The combination of a chute for holding printing-plates on edge sideby side, a guideway extending from the end of the chute at right anglesthereto, a pusher for engaging the end printing-plate in the chute toadvance it endwise on edge from the chute and through the gnideway, andpaper-feeding devices including an im pression-roll positioned abovesaid gnideway, substantially as described.

2l. The combination of achute for holding printing-plates on edge sideby side, means for elevating the end printing-plate in the chute fordelivery, and meansV for advancing the end printing-plate from the chuteendwise on edge for printing, substantially as described.

22. The combination of a chute for holding printing-plates on edge sideby side, a guideway extendingfrom the end of the chute at right anglesthereto having a yielding side to` adapt it to receive printing-platesof different thicknesses, means for elevating the end plate in the chutefor delivery, a pusher for IOO IlO

engaging the elevated printing-plate to advance it endwise on edge fromthe chute and through the guideway, and means for feeding a paper incontact with the printing-plate as it is advanced through the guideway,substantially as described.

23. The combination of a chute for holding printing-plates on edge sideby side having oneside cut away to permit a printing-plate to be fedendwise therefrom and having a retaining-foot a, means for elevatingsuccessive printing-plates above said retaining-foot for delivery fromthe chute, and a pusher for engaging the elevated printing-plates toadvance them endwise on edge from the chute, substantially as described.

24. The combination of a chute for holding printing-plates on edge sideby side, a guideway extending from said chute at right angles theretohaving a yielding side to adapt it to receive printing-plates ofdifferent thicknesses, a pusher for engaging successive printing-platesto advance them endwise on edge from the chute and through the guideway,and means for feeding papers in contact with the printing-plates as theyare advanced through the guideway, substantially as described.

25. The combination with a chtite for holding printing-plates ou edgeside by side, of the reciprocating gu ard 21, follower 22, means forfeeding the end printing-plate from the chute, and means for advancingthe follower as the reciprocating guard 21 moves outward, substantiallyas described.

26. The combination with the chute R, of the guard 21 carried by a slide76, follower 22, racks 23, 25, pawls 17, 1 8 carried by the follower andengaging said racks respectively, and means for reciprocating the slide76 and rack 25, substantially asdescribed.

27. The combination with the chute R, of

` the elevator 5,means for feeding the plates forward Iiatwise in thechute to bring successive plates in position over the elevator, andmeans for advancing the elevated plates endwise from the chute,substantially as described.

28. The combination with the chute R having the retaining-foot a, of theelevator 5, and a pusher for engaging a plate which has been elevated bythe elevator 5 to advance it endwise over the foot a from the chute,substantially as described.

29. The combination of a chute for holding printing-plates, a guidewayextending from said chute, a pusher for engaging successive printingplates to advance them from the chute and through the guideway, feedingdevices for feeding the printing-plates forward in the chute, and amember operated by said pusher for controlling said feeding'devices,substantially as described.

30. The combination of a chute for holding printing-plates, guideway 6,impression-roll 35, and a pusher for advancing a printingplate from thechute and through the guideway endwise on edge past the impression-roll35, substantially as described.

31. The combination of a chute for holding printing-plates, a guidewayhaving a yielding side, and means for advancing a printingplate from thechute through the guideway, substantially as described.

32. The combination of a chute for holding printing-plates on edge sideby side, a guideway 6 extending at right angles to the chute,

sprocket-chain '1" having a pusher-lug 8 for engaging a printing-plateto advance it endwise on edge from the chute through the guideway, andmeans for feeding a paper in contact with the printing-plate as it isadvanced through the guideway, substantially as described.

33. The combination of the chutes R and D, guideway 6 extendingatrightanglesto and between said chutes, and sprocket-chain T havingpusher-lug S, substantially as described.

34. The combination of'a chute, means for feeding printing-platestlatwise in the chute, a pusher for advancing plates edgewise from thechute, and means for controlling by said pusher the feeding of theplates in the chute, substantially as described.

35. The combination of the chute R, means for feeding printing-platesforward flatwise in the chute, elevator 5, a pusher for advancing theplates from the chute, cam 7 actuated by said pusher, and means operatedby said cam for controlling the movements of the elevator 5 and themeans for feeding the plates in the chute, substantially as described.

36. The combination of the chute R, reciprocating guard 21, follower 22moving with said guard on its outward movement for feeding theprinting-plates forward flatwise in the chute, a pusher for advancingthe end printing-plate from the chute, amember actuated by said pusher,and connections between said member and the guard 21 and follower 22providing for lost motion to permit the length of reciprocation of theguard and the movement of the follower to vary according to thethickness of the printing-plate which has been last fed from the chute,substantially as described.

37. The combination of the chute R, follower 22 for feeding theprinting-plates forward flatwise in the chute, a reciprocating memberfor controlling the forward movement of the follower spring-pressed inone direction, a pusher for advancing the end printing-plate from thechute, a member actuated by the pusher, and connections between saidmember and the reciprocating member providing for lost motion to permitthe movement of the follower to vary according to the thickness of theprinting-plate which has been last fed from the chute,substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

LUTHER C. CROWELL. Witnesses:

C. J. SAWYER, T. F. KEHOE.

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